This is the ''Recap'' page for ''{{Webcomic/Roommates}}'' and is quite '''spoilerific''' as it collects the arc specific tropes. You might also be interested in the [[{{Characters/Roommates}} character sheets]] for all the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.----

!Pirates Of The Caribbean Spoilers mini-arc'''Pages:''' [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-5-PotC2-Spoilers-61504907 5 - PotC2 Spoilers]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-6-River-62111743 6 - River]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-7-PotC-3-Spoilers-62721048 7 - PotC 3 Spoilers]]\\'''Characters:''' Erik, Jareth, James, Javert.\\'''Running Gags:''' Drunk Antics, Javert being unsympathetic, UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications.\\'''Summary:''' The second and third {{Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean}} movie and its effects on James. (Beginning of James' alcohol problem, and his friendship with Jareth. Also the first appearance of the UsefulNotes/MediaClassifications jokes.)

* DrowningMySorrows: [[TheAlcoholic Norrington]] gets OffTheWagon [[spoiler:because of his [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-5-PotC2-Spoilers-61504907 second movie]].]]* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: Played with, as [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-5-PotC2-Spoilers-61504907 this]] isn't because of CutenessOverload more like TheWoobie effect (except if [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]] has some screwed up sense of cute... which is an option). For those who don't want to check out the page: [[spoiler:He took TheDrunkenSailor / OffTheWagon [[Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean James]] home with him and it's the beginning of a beautiful [[AdoptTheDog friendship]]. I kid you not! These two are like brothers... or at least step-brothers... Still tried to kill each other, like true family.]]* SinkOrSwimMentor: Doesn't want to be but Javert's method of helping involves [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal something suspiciously similar]]... and also intending to literally throw James into a river. (It would work wonders againt the smell at least.)[[/folder]]

[[folder: Pages 8-15\\100 Years War and Gags]]!100 Years War mini-arc'''Pages:''' [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-8-100-Years-War-63348564 8 - 100 Years War]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-9-Silly-Boys-63858598 9 - Silly Boys]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-10-Croissant-64450048 10 - Croissant]]\\'''Characters:''' Erik, Jareth, James, Javert.\\'''New Characters:''' Christine, Sarah.\\'''Running Gags:''' National Animosities, Girls being sane/scary, ThisMeansWar.\\'''Summary:''' Well, the main cast reenacts the 100 years of war in small and silly. The girls are introduced. The ''Boys are silly'' / ''Girls are scary'' {{Catch Phrase}}s are born.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: What are you fighting about?* CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys: When you have a fight between Erik and Javert (French) and Commander Norrington and Jareth (British and... Um... "British"), this insult is obviously going to be used. Sometimes it's even used under the most ''[[SeriousBusiness ridiculous]]'' of circumstances- like in [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-8-100-Years-War-63348564?q=gallery%3Aasherhyder%2F22161111&qo=166 this]] mini arc. See also SillyReasonForWar.* SillyReasonForWar: This arc ([[DownplayedTrope lasted 2 pages and involved the main cast]]) was caused by a disagreement over the name of a pastry product and was made worse by CulturalPosturing. See also CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkeys in main.* ThisMeansWar: In a [[DownPlayedTrope not too serious manner]]: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-8-100-Years-War-63348564 Jareth to Erik]]

* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Mentioned as Jareth's cause of defeat [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-12-Movie-Night-65642265 when the boys watch Labyrinth together]].-->'''Javert''': You were monologued to death?

* BaitAndSwitch: It was a really horrifying experience... [[spoiler:noticing that someone is thiner than him.]]* FlushingToiletScreamingShower: Jareth pulled this prank on Erik. An inevitable death threat and a wounded ego followed.* ModestyTowel: Erik.

* BacktoBackBadasses: James and Javert vs. the Ringwraiths.* CutenessOverload: Every male character got KO-d by [[TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]]'s illegal amount of cute... the girls seemed immune, though.* HopeSpot: Erik&jareth's attempted "BigDamnHeroes" move against the Ringwraiths, [[spoiler:just before winning Jareth runs out of magic and transforms into an owl]].* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: The MONOLOGUE appearently [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-22-Girls-Rock-71158866 works]] on [[TheLordOfTheRings Ringwraiths]].[[/folder]]

* DropInCharacter: Lampshaded. Why don't you go home? I know, you have an apartment.* [[spoiler:InTheDoldrums: James' and Javert's [[DownplayedTrope apartment]] seems to be concentrated boredom in a closed space (they literally have more paperwork than furniture) and it's the fault of the residents.]]

* ContinuityNod: They debate if the glowing orb explodes like the ones in the ''One X ... arc''.* FountainOfYouth: CrystalBall of youth. And the magic only lasts for thirteen hours.* PetTheDog: Jareth in [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-34-Quick-Fix-80785395?q=gallery%3Aasherhyder%2F22161111&qo=134 this]][[note]]Yes, that is, in fact, Erik[[/note]] comic.* SchmuckBait: It kicks off the arc against all of [[ProperlyParanoid Erik]]'s [[DontTouchItYouIdiot efforts]]. "[[WhatDoesThisButtonDo What does this]] [[PowerGlows glowing]] [[CrystalBall orb]] [[WhatDoesThisButtonDo do?]]"

* [[BacktoBackBadasses Back to Back]] ''[[BacktoBackBadasses to Back]]'' [[BacktoBackBadasses Badasses]]: when [[spoiler: they find themselves in Oz]].* BeachEpisode: The last third.* LoomingSilhouetteOfRage: A textbook [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-50-Boundaries-91547204 example]]. * MagiBabble: At the end of the ''[[OffToSeeTheWizard Oz arc]]'' part Jareth pulls a "[[LightNovel/{{Slayers}} Little Jareth's Magic Lecture]]" stunt to explain some rules of his magic (boiled down to "I can't teleport between magic and non-magic places without someone saying the [[WordsCanBreakMyBones right words]], sorry."[[note]]Which is only partially true at best, as he ''can'' teleport / has a portal / or something in that effect between the Labyrinth and the Building. This implies that the [[{{WMG/Roommates}} WMG]] about his mystical domain being bigger than his MagicalLand might be true. Or that he might did some serious {{Rules Lawyer}}ing somewhere.[[/note]]) just to prove that he didn't subject the cast to the whole thing [[ItAmusedMe for his own amusement]].* NoodleIncident: Erik's TeleportationSickness.* NotInKansasAnymore: Jareth said it after they apparently took the WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque and he sung almost every song from ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', the others were not amused. For playing with bonus points he managed to do this ''before'' the random tornado hit.* OffToSeeTheWizard: After the RoadMovie part ends.-->'''Jareth''': Well, come along, Dorothy. We're OffToSeeTheWizard and all that jazz.* PersonalRaincloud: James [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-55-POV-95137303 here]].* RoadMovie: Seems to be this [[SubvertedTrope initially]] [[spoiler: then after 3 pages the Tornado of fate hits and they are OffToSeeTheWizard]].* SinglePaletteTown: The Emerald City as [[CaptainObvious observed]] by James.[[/folder]]

* DespairEventHorizon: You know a character (here James) reached it if he declares that Jareth is his only hope and seriously takes ''his'' [[AdviceBackfire advice]]. Lampshaded by Jareth himself.* DrillSergeantNasty: Javert's advised teaching method seems to be much like this. ... There is a reason why he [[DrillSergeantNasty doesn't]] [[SinkOrSwimMentor teach]].* HarshWordImpact: Not so harsh word impact. Even absolute trust and good faith can hit you [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-70-Moral-Compass-106344635 hard]].* LateForSchool: 3 out of 4 main cast members, and they are the ''teachers''. Apparently the alarm clock died, but Jareth swears it wasn't him. * NecktieLeash: [[spoiler: Eponine]] to James [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-63-Auditing-100518935 here]].* EducationThroughPyrotechnics: Gandalf's suggestion.* PaintedOnPants: Jareth's best advice to James on how to catch [[FemaleGaze attention]], it [[AdviceBackfire has]] [[CensorBox unexpected]] [[TheGlomp results]].* RuleNumberOne: Erik's is "''Always'' make an [[BigEntrance entrance]]!" [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-68-Rule-Number-1-105027947 apparently]].* SuperWindowJump: Erik's BigEntrance plan for James' question about how to get attention involved this.[[/folder]]

* [[spoiler:TheDogWasTheMastermind: Javert ultimately failed his investigation because wasn't GenreSavvy enough to considering the {{Muppet}} as a possible suspect. Everybody who saw {{Film/Labyrinth}} should know better.]]* EveryoneIsASuspect: Well, it ''is'' a "murder" mystery.* FairPlayWhodunnit: More or less, the only advantage the detective [[spoiler:Javert]] has over the reader is that he sees things in color.* ForHalloweenIAmGoingAsMyself: [[AC:Death]].* [[spoiler:FakingTheDead: Jareth, as he would be the victim.]]* HalloweenEpisode: Well the 2008 one.* HiddenInPlainSight: [[spoiler: Jareth disguised himself as Film/MirrorMask for almost the entire evening to keep the culprit from realizing that he wasn't actually dead.]]* HolyHalo: [[FallenAngel Crowley]] tries to invoke his trope with his costume to prove he couldn't be the culprit [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Mystery-Pg-6-101622130 here]].* MasqueradeBall: Halloween party. With almost exclusively ShoutOut costumes.* TheSummation: [[spoiler:Javert]] delivers one at the end. If he is playing Sherlock Holmes he will damn well do it ''right''.* ShutUpKiss: Sarah to Jareth [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Mystery-Pg-13-102264500 here]].[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pages 71-88\\Gags, This Means War and a New Hire]]!Standalone Gags'''Chararcers:''' Jareth.

* CutenessOverload: Nobody (except Javert and Jareth) can resist [[{{Cats}} Misto]].* EtTuBrute: Jareth's reaction to everybody [[CutenessProximity falling for Misto's charm]], he even says it to James literally.* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: A perfectly straight example happened on #72, where [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Sarah]] found [[{{Cats}} Misto]] [[spoiler:... later she gave him away.]]* ThisMeansWar: In a [[DownPlayedTrope not too serious manner]]: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-81-Casus-Belli-114511326 Jareth to Misto]].

* {{Anti|Hero}}-{{Heroic BSOD}}:Javert suffers a textbook one (maybe even bordering AngstComa) when he notices that [[spoiler: Valjean moved to the building]].* BavarianFireDrill: Erik used this tactic (and his voice imitation ability) on Javert in his HeroicBSOD to test that he still responds to the voice of authority.* BrainBleach: Erik's reaction to seeing [[spoiler:Javert and Valjean kissing.]][[note]]It should be noted that this even only happened in the Omake... So far.[[/note]]-->'''Erik''': "...can't unsee..." *whimper** BreatherEpisode: Inverted. It's a highly dramatic arc set between the setup and actual story of a comedy one (ThisMeansWar)* FlashbackNightmare: Javert has some about his suicide.* ModestyTowel: James [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-75-Icy-Cold-109871640 here]].

* BaitAndSwitch: [[spoiler:Where did that blood came from? Did he kill someone?]]* BlindAndTheBeast: Subverted. [[spoiler: Erik]] starts dating Blind Mag after they get stuck in the elevator for a bit. She's touched his face and knows what's there, but points out that her story has worse in it.* CommonalityConnection: Todd and Nathan. AxCrazy? Check. KnifeNut? Check. Medical Background? Check. Family issues? Check. PERFECT!* DrugsAreBad: #92 Just Say No!* DuetBonding: Erik and Mag through singing [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-97-Duet-126704110 here]].* EasilyOverheardConversation: Erik the girl's about Mag. Christine Erik's and Jareth's about Mag again.* EmbarrassingOldPhoto: Todd and Nathan have baby pictures of their daughters.* FillerStrip: ''#111 Meanwhile...'' Azi [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall leans on the fourth wall]].* FriendsWithBenefits: [[spoiler: Erik and Mag]] end up with such an agreement. A subversion because he doesn't even know the expression. Cue: FacePalm in 3... 2... 1... [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-112-Beneficiary-166305258 *SMACK*]]* LockedInARoom: Erik and Mag stuck in the elevator.* TheMissusAndTheEx: Erik's [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-98-Duel-127534244 here]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-99-Denouement-128354062 here]]. Went slightly melancholic.* MoodWhiplash: The reveal about Erik's bloody clothes and fainting [[spoiler:({{Nosebleed}})]].* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Seemed to be subverted when James even lampshaded the OOC -ness of Jareth [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-100-Heal-129210040 here]] but nothing seemed to change. [[spoiler:See the ''[[{{Fridge/Roommates}} Fridge Logic]]'' entry for details as it's a DoubleSubversion with ChekhovsGun qualities.]]** Also generally if Jareth loses his cool, carefree and generally silly attitude or drops an [[PrecisionFStrike F-bomb]], or Crowley or Azira or even the Erlkönig look concerned, those are pretty sure signs that [[OhCrap shit is getting real]].* TemptingFate: Two times. Shilo we can understand, but Erik should known better.--> [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-89-Archetypes-120531687 Page 89 - Archetypes]] - '''Shilo''': "Still, it's not like we're going to find any psycho killers or wicked manipulators in [[UnsafeHaven this place]]..." Next panel [[MurderIsTheBestSolution Erik]] and [[ManipulativeBastard Jareth]]--> [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-96-Blind-125876784 Page 96 - Blind]] - '''Erik''': (Talking about [[spoiler: his relationship with Mag]]) "I doubt Christine will even notice." Guess who stands just around the corner.

* BreatherEpisode: It is (even if the humor is a bit {{black|Comedy}}). Easing up the drama about Erik's new relationship in the ''Enter the Repo! cast arc''.* HopeSpot: A small and silly one for Erik after he survived the support group meeting and before he got home... unfortunately Jareth isn't good at being nice even when he wants to.* TropaholicsAnonymous: Well, The "Killed for Canon" meeting.* WaxingLyrical: All text on [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-104-Life-Support-158087475 this]] is a lyric from Theatre/{{RENT}}.

* BacktoBackBadasses: The imagery is invoked [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/gallery/#/d2vyojr here]], though Crowley and Az are dealing with a flood of information rather than physical opponents.* BeachEpisode: Mixed with RoadMovie.* HolographicTerminal: HeavenAndHell have this type of [[SchizoTech tech]], Crowley's terminal even seems to operate by AugmentedReality.* KudzuPlot* {{Nice Job Breaking It|Hero}}, HeroWithAnFInGood: Jareth organized a dream vacation for his friends [[spoiler:and with this he unwittingly created the BigBad of the ''Dark!Jareth arc'']].* RoadMovie: This arc plays this trope pretty straight it's a tubing trip down the river [[spoiler: [[VanishingVillage that was established not to be there before or after]] and [[AlienGeometries flows down at the edge of the map]]]].* VanishingVillage: Vanishing River. It was established that the biggest body of water around the building is a duck pond... then [[SpaceMaster Jareth]] organized the tubing trip.

* AlliterativeTitle: More like Alliterative Subtitles actually. Falling, Flying, Faery Tale, Forsaken.* CallForward: A lot of it. Like his Promise (see in Kid!Jareth's tropes) or the WaxingLyrical example later.* HalloweenEpisode: The 2010 one.* MonsterSobStory: [[spoiler:Jareths]].* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: In this [[{{TearJerker/Roommates}} heartbreaking]] arc revealed that [[spoiler: Jareth's father got banished by his mother]] with the [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-133-Forsaken-184751515 very SAME monologue]] that later defeated him in ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}''.* WaxingLyrical: [[spoiler:Kid!Jareth]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-133-Forsaken-184751515 here]]. "Daddy?! Daddy, get me out of here!" "Sister, sister, please!" a bit later "It's only forever... It's not long at all..." (DavidBowie - [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Underground]]). It's also a CallForward.

* AlliterativeTitle: More like Alliterative Subtitles actually. Loom, Lurk, Lee, Loss, Lethe, Legacy.* ChangelingTale: The ''Erlkönig arc''. Subverted. But poor [[spoiler: [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Toby]]]] is a fae magnet. And this is probably the LEAST endearing way you can reintroduce yourself to your son's story. Way to go [[Literature/{{TheErlKing}} Erlkönig]]!* CurbStompBattle: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-138-Loss-188692595 Jareth vs. Erlkönig]]* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:The Erlkönig offered power to Jareth, just the {{Wingdinglish}} made it a bit hard to spot, but was turned down.]]* HopeSpot: Jareth&Javert's VillainousRescue attempt, seemed like they saved the child just before [[spoiler:the Erlkönig [[CurbStompBattle kicks their asses]]]].* KudzuPlot: [[spoler:''They'' save the kid... but how and why it happened remained a mystery.]]* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Jareth casts it on Toby and Javert to protect them.]] Fails on [[spoiler: Javert]], but at least manages to spare the kid some BadDreams. With this act he effectively declared [[spoiler: his father]] in-universe NightmareFuel:-->'''Jareth''': [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-139-Lethe-189459118 You would prefer to let him have nightmares and jump at shadows for the rest of his life?]]* NotWhatItLooksLike: Between [[spoiler: Jareth and Sarah]]. She made a RelativeError about his sister.* PassiveAggressiveKombat: The Erlkönig does this, even if the runes make it hard to decypher.* PrecisionFStrike: It devolves into SymbolSwearing but it's pretty sure that Jareth goes at least "[[OhCrap Oh Shit...]]" [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-135-Loom-186267934 here]].[[note]]Appropriate reaction on learning that the little brother of his LoveInterest will probably run into one of his [[ChangelingTale child stealing]] relatives.[[/note]]* VillainousRescue: Jareth tries [[spoiler: and [[SubvertedTrope fails]]]] this when [[spoiler:Toby runs into the Erlkonig. But he still leaves so this is a DoubleSubversion]].* VisitByDivorcedDad: This story can be seen as this. He drops by regularly since though (for his son's great dismay).[[/folder]]

* AllJustADream: As an {{Film/Inception}} crossover not that much of a surprise. Also has some interesting consequences.* DreamLand: [[Film/{{Inception}} Limbo]].* {{Nice Job Breaking It|Hero}}, HeroWithAnFInGood: Jareth fixed Sarah's sleeping problem and it became their landlord (ItMakesSenseInContext).

* {{Anti|Hero}}-{{Heroic BSOD}}: Later James when he learns that his [[spoiler:mother]] is coming to visit.* ComicalOverreacting: Their shock and pity, when they found out that James' mother is an OriginalCharacter.* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Used by Javert on HeroicBSOD James [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-145-The-M-Word-194726509 here]].* TimeyWimeyBall: Lampshaded [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-149-Favor-198285146 here]]. [[TrustMeImAnX Trust Jareth]] (however hard it is), he is a TimeMaster, you don't want to risk this.* TWordEuphemism: Roommates 145 - The M Word[[note]](Mother)[[/note]]

* ForeignCultureFetish: [[spoiler: Satine, Eponine and (if they can make her) Sarah]] have "anglophile meetings" where they discuss that "[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-154-BBaB-202655081 British Boyfriends Are Better]]".* WhatDidIDoLastNight: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-153-Vegas-201786871 This page]] has James in a drag waked by the Green Fairy wondering what he did and if he is in [[VivaLasVegas Vegas]]. As for why... the British Boyfriends Are Better club got him.[[/folder]]

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Jareth and Sarah sitting on the edge of the rooftop and Jareth [[{{Geas}} promising in double lined letters]] that he will never let the fall hurt her. [[spoiler:His dark side pushed her down from that very spot some pages before this.]] The guy is good at being sweet ''and'' creepy.* CallBack: [[spoiler: Dark!]]Jareth to his own idealistic speech on page 100 [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-166-Fall-212382327 here]]. [[spoiler:And how he was wrong.]]* CharacterRerailment: [[InvokedTrope Invoked.]] [[spoiler:Jareth reverted back to his original [[TheFairFolk Goblin King]] characterization]] and was hellbent on undoing all the CharacterDevelopment the others had gone through as well.* CueTheSun: At the end of the arc James used the rising sun to deliver his RousingSpeech about {{Hope|SpringsEternal}}, the importance of [[EasilyForgiven Forgiveness]] and [[HeelFaceTurn Redemption]] always being a possibility (and this from the guy whose story was RedemptionEqualsDeath) to Jareth.* DiscriminateAndSwitch: After she and Sarah find [[HoYay Valjean resting an unconscious Javert's head in his lap]], Norrington's mother comments that the two of them seemed "so... you know... the f-word..." She means "[[CheeseEatingSurrenderMonkey French]]," of course.* EasilyForgiven: Played with at the end of the arc two people forgave easily, two didn't ([[spoiler:Javert]] still holds the grudge in ''Such Stuff...'' a year later).* ElephantInTheLivingRoom: In the ''Dark!Jareth arc'' the fairly obvious fact of [[spoiler:Jareth]] acting weirdly and his eyes suddenly turning {{monochromatic|Eyes}} ''did'' get questioned by the other cast members but he ignored the topic so efficiently that even the readers forgot it was.* FakingAmnesia: Averted but referenced [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-180-Status-Quo-254362098 here]]. -->'''Sarah''' (to Jareth fresh out of his dark mode): Not going to try and claim amnesia by possession?-->'''Jareth''': ...No.* FakingTheDead: Jareth tries to do this [[DeathIsDramatic dramatically]] [[spoiler:It doesn't fool Sarah. [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-177-No-251632660 "Spoilsport!"]]]]* ForceFeeding: [[spoiler: Dark!Jareth's CharacterRerailment]] spell comes in the form of a fruit that [[GenreSavvy nobody would eat willingly]]. Oh well. This doesn't stop him.* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan: Sarah smacks [[spoiler: Jareth out of his Dark! mode]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-179-SMACK-253618580 here]].* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-158-Trinity-206321848 Here.]]-->'''[[Film/{{Labyrinth}} Jareth]]''': How I've longed to say this... [[spoiler: [[ArcWords You have no POWER over me.]]]]* IKissYourHand: Mr. King Mrs. Norrington's [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-183-Parent-Trap-256823412 here]]. What can we say, they're both old-fashioned sort of.* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Used (and referenced!) in [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-167-Inexplicable-212959019 this]] strip, while [[spoiler:Valjean]] tries to reason with [[spoiler:a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] and [[CharacterDevelopment de-character developed]] Javert]].* IWarnedYou: The Erlkönig appeared to note that "I tried." at the beginning. He really tried to warn [[spoiler:Jareth]] in ''the Erlkönig arc'' but the kid refused to listen (and it went over everybody else's head because of the [[{{wingdinglish}} runes]] and his usual {{cryptic|Conversation}}ness).* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler: Dark!Jareth]] goes after Jamie and [[MoralityChain Sarah]]. Not that it's a good idea. See VillainousBreakdown.* LetsFightLikeGentlemen: Dark!Jareth to James [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-166-Fall-212382327 here]]. James is too savvy or insecure to think of himself as WorthyOpponent though so it's a subversion.* LoveConfession: Jareth[[spoiler: 's two sides]] [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-171-Magic-Words-216609356 here]].* MoodWhiplash: This notoriously dark arc ends with the ParentWithNewParamour trope.* NarniaTime: The time in the Building is just [[MindScrew weird]] in this arc. [[DownplayedTrope At least]] there was a "[[YearInsideHourOutside Hour Inside, Half an Hour Outside]]" joke when Sarah met Mrs. Norrington and it was nighttime at the rooftop when it clearly wasn't even afternoon on the lower levels or outside. And time got back to normal with the next morning.* ParentTrapPlot: Averted. You would think that a page with the subtitle "[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-183-Parent-Trap-256823412 Parent Trap]]" would be this... no it's not, it's the ParentWithNewParamour example later.* ParentWithNewParamour: What can be more awkward than seeing your parent flirt/go out? If (s)he flirts/goes out with your friends parent! [[spoiler: As James and Jareth can attest. This is the page the arc ends on.]]* RooftopConfrontation: Planned by Dark!Jareth... it didn't go too well.* TemptingFate:--> [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-162-Stuck-209981489 Page 162 - Stuck]] - '''James''': "[[LetsSplitUpGang I'll be right back.]]"* ThenLetMeBeEvil: After [[spoiler: Dark!Jareth]]'s last attempt to make the heroine see his side of the story fails. To be fair talking in BlueAndOrangeMorality [[PoorCommunicationKills didn't help his cause]][[note]](like suggesting that Sarah's wish to be the [[TheHero heroine]] makes it her fault that a villain is needed)[[/note]]. See also: LoveConfession* ThisIsWrongOnSoManyLevels: Sarah's version: "[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-179-SMACK-253618580 There's more wrong with that than I can even start to explain...]]". (She also has SympathyForTheDevil, so Jareth is EasilyForgiven... by her)* TWordEuphemism: Roommates 168 - The F Word[[note]](French)[[/note]]* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler: Dark!Jareth]] suffers one when he begins to realize that he might have got what "he" (read: [[TheoryOfNarrativeCausality the story]]) [[TheFatalist wanted]] but that wasn't what he [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone needed]]. Namely [[TheBadGuyWins destroy the heroes]] ([[SubvertedTrope or so it seemed]]), but those heroes happened to be his MuggleBestFriend and his LoveInterest.* VillainOverForDinner: James's initial reaction to his mother seeing [[spoiler: der Erlkönig (after he realized who he is)]]. Later {{Subverted|Trope}} because the CoolOldLady is hard to fool... she willingly [[InterspeciesRomance romances]] (and [[TheGadfly trolls]]) [[TheFairFolk "Cthulhu"]].* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: It gave some pretty potent ParanoiaFuel and personal {{drama}} to the until that point mostly harmless [[TheTrickster trickster]]. Also cemented that YouCantFightFate or the TheoryOfNarrativeCausality.]]* YoureInsane: Used by Javert against [[spoiler: [[SuperpoweredEvilSide Dark!Jareth]] and his MotiveRant on why he's been [[InvokedTrope forcing]] CharacterRerailment on the others]]:-->'''Javert''':[[spoiler: "Generous?! ''We are tragedies'', you ass! There is nothing generous in making us repeat the same mistakes that cost us everything the first time!"]]

!M word arc - Part 2'''Pages:''' [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-184-Challenge-257405587 184 - Challenge]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-185-Accepted-258032365 185 - Accepted]]\\'''Characters:''' James, Mrs. Norrington.\\'''Running Gags:''' National Animosities, Girls being sane/scary, Being dead in canon.\\'''Summary:''' James comes finally clean and has a talk with his mother. Turns out most of it wasn't needed.

* PunBasedTitle: Meme based but you get the idea: (pages 184-185) Challenge-Accepted.[[/folder]]

* BacktoBackBadasses: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-196-Power-Play-265228145 Zombies!]]* CasualDangerDialog: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-188-Checked-260306606 James and House]] in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.* CreepyPhysical: As James can tell you "The Still Dead Check"[[note]](Normally it involves checking the patient's pulse and asking "Are you still dead in canon?")[[/note]] can turn into a quite an embarrassing experience if you get [[DrJerk House]]. Not that the other option (the [[NotThatKindOfDoctor Tenth Doctor]]) sounded much better.* CurbStompBattle: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-206-Return-266360157 Cast vs. Zombies]] [[spoiler: After they stopped fighting each other at least.]]* DontTryThisAtHome: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-192-AoE-262679904 Here]] in the artist comment about gun safety or the lack of thereof. Also [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-203-Later-265917334 here]] about some fighting moves involving a chainsaw.* EuropeansAreKinky: At least Tallahassee thinks so. [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-195-Depth-265044151 Here]].* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: This arc, which to date seems like was just thrown in (more probably it's there to [[KudzuPlot add more plot threads]]).* HalloweenEpisode: The 2011 one.* HeroicSacrifice: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-193-Sacrifice-263208294 James]]. [[spoiler: Good thing he is already (canonically) dead.]]* ImStandingRightHere: Well sitting, but you get the idea. [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-200-Participation-265540251 James here]].* KudzuPlot: The invasion was stopped but nothing else was resolved.* MexicanStandoff: "[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-198-Time-Out-265375997 So, why are we all lined up?]]"* MundaneUtility: The stupidest use of a Sonic Screwdriver ever.* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: "The Doctors' (and Norrington's) Wacky Adventures through BBC" (Seems like the TARDIS for [[ActorAllusion some reason]] brought them to all the shows Creator/HughLaurie was in.)** Also the cast's big fight with the zombies.* OrphanedPunchline: First panel of [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-187-Reflexes-259633618 this]] page.--> '''Legolas''': And I said being blond has nothing to do with it!* PlotArmor: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-205-Force-266124739 James has it!]]* PrecisionFStrike: Crowley's way to tell people that they should hurry ("Get the F- in!") [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-189-Phone-Box-260791227 here]].* PunBasedTitle: (pages 187-188) Reflexes-Checked.* SnicketWarningLabel: The [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-206-Return-266360157 penultimate strip]] of it notes that those who want it to have an unequivocally happy ending should "cue credits here." The [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-207-Immutable-266360821 ending]] is a [[MoodWhiplash rapid switch]] from humorous to [[{{TearJerker/Roommates}} heartbreaking]]. (Warning for Film/{{Zombieland}} spoilers!)* SpeedEchoes: Legolas can climb trees [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-187-Reflexes-259633618 FAST]]!* WeAreStrugglingTogether: The team-up with the zombie hunters is everything but smooth.* ZombieApocalypse: Looks like one...[[/folder]]

* IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: Female-to-female example, delivered by [[MamaBear Mrs. Norrington]] to [[spoiler: Eponine]]. Ends with a really awesome warning:--> '''Mrs. Norrington''': ...And if you break his heart, [[BurnTheWitch Joan of Arc will look like a child's birthday candle compared to what I do to you]]. Understand?

* AttractiveBentGender: As Sarah called Jareth out about it:-->'''Sarah''': [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-217-Sit-278492881 Right. Do you want to try explaining why they're all built like super-models, on top of being girls?...]]* CatchYourDeathOfCold: Jareth tried very hard to avert this trope (even if from his reaction he was never sick in his life) when he went to visit his mother for the Holidays. Warm clothing and everything. Unfortunately his mother is AnIcePerson and an EvilMatriarch so he ended up with a [[MalfunctionMalady magical cold]] that also had PowerIncontinence as a symptom.* CutHisHeartOutWithASpoon: According to her son Jadis threatens him with "I'll bury you in snow until May" if he doesn't visit her for Christmas, being AnIcePerson she is probably [[NotHyperbole literal]].* IfIDoNotReturn: Jareth [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-211-Bundled-271356167 in #211]], when he goes to visit his mother.* InconvenientSummons: Ashe('s AuthorAvatar) got summoned while eating a ([[WordOfGod Word of Ashe]]: Turkey and Swiss) sandwich. [[AmbiguousGender (S)he]] and the whole fandom will insist that this little adventure AbsolutelyHappened too.* NotWhatItLooksLike: [[spoiler: Jareth and Sarah]] again. [[spoiler:James]] [[GenderBender got turned into a woman]] [[PowerIncontinence accidentally]]... and a [[AttractiveBentGender disturbingly pretty one]] to boot.* PowerIncontinence: So when Jareth has a [[CatchYourDeathOfCold cold]] [[UnpredictableResults interesting things]] can happen. Like:** [[spoiler: FreakyFridayFlip]]** [[spoiler: LittleBitBeastly]]** [[spoiler: GenderBender]]** [[spoiler: AuthorAvatar]] - [[AscendedFanon Because the readers demanded it]] and with this the last bricks of the FourthWall are also [[NoFourthWall gone]]. [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-218-Self-Insert-279724525 Here]].** [[spoiler: MistakenIdentity]] - Not a direct result of all the magic running wild but [[spoiler: Sweeney mistakes female!Legolas for his daughter. HilarityEnsues.]]* SickEpisode: Yep. And who knew that Jareth makes a ridiculously cute IllBoy... and that [[CatchYourDeathOfCold colds]] can be this [[PowerIncontinence dangerous]].

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-221-Advice-283589531 221 - Advice]]'''\\'''New Character:''' The Queen of the Night.

* NotSoDifferent: The Erlkönig and the Queen of the Night. "Pot calling the kettle black" joke about the [[PassiveAggressiveKombat mutual]] [[EvilGloating gloating]] included.* YourMom: And you would think [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld ancient]] and powerful supernatural beings are classier than this, but no. The Erlkönig used the version about ''daughters'' against the Queen Of The Night as part of their PassiveAggressiveCombat, we can't even blame the guy, as the other basically accused him in flowery language of, well, [[MistakenForPedophile liking little boys]][[note]]Which is FridgeBrilliance, as this is one of the modern {{Alternate Character Interpretation}}s making this insult seem to go against all such criticism.[[/note]].

* [[spoiler:AllJustADream]]: But one shared by (at least) part of the cast and one with [[YourMindMakesItReal conse]][[YourSoulIsMine quences]].* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: The end for [[TrueCompanions the main cast and Sarah]] especially because they are "WithFriendsLikeThese" otherwise.* BigDamnHeroes: Or {{Anti Hero}}es. The main [[spoiler: Shadow!]]cast [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-29-299943687 here]]. Perfectly in line with Jareth's PreAsskickingOneliner.* TheBigDamnKiss: [[spoiler:Motral!]]Jareth and [[spoiler:Fake!]]Sarah. Because of the spoiler it's a subversion though.* BloodMagic: The Erlkönig used his own blood to seal [[spoiler: his son's magic.]]* BookEnds: Begins and ends with the Erlkönig. [[spoiler: At the beginning he arrives in an awesome dramatic manner, at the end he checks on his son and the cast one more time (and probably leaves). The imagery also mirrors Film/{{Labyrinth}} a lot.]]* BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler: "Odile"]] attempted this with Jareth using the "You're trapped, alone. I have power over you. Why don't we make the best of it?" reasoning in ''Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On''. [[SubvertedTrope Doesn't work]] though.* CallBack: Jadis to the ''[[WhamEpisode Dark!Jareth arc]]'' wondering what [[spoiler:Dark!Jareth]] will do without a rooftop.* CallingTheOldManOut: Jareth managed to do this to both of his parents.* CasualDangerDialog: "Odile" a lot.* CooldownHug: James attempts to use this on [[spoiler: Dark!Jareth]] (See also: TakingTheBullet).* CurbStompBattle: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-33-302061702 Sarah vs. "Odile"]]* DealWithTheDevil: The Erklönig offers one to [[spoiler: Jareth]], just to find that he [[SubvertedTrope isn't]] in the [[BewareTheSillyOnes mood for games]]. Also a bit of an inversion as he offered a [[YourSoulIsMine soul he already claimed]] for [[YouOweMe favors]]. [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-40-305264355 Here]].* DivorceAssetsConflict: [[spoiler:The whole arc turned out to be this.]]* DreamWithinADream: [[spoiler: Mortal!]]Jareth's (mostly) BadDreams are all these.* FairytaleMotifs: This arc is full of them. As general classical archetypes [[spoiler: (Jareth in [[KnightInShiningArmor shining armor]] facing a Saito [[DragonsUpTheYinYang dragon]])]] and specifically ''Theatre/SwanLake'' allusions [[spoiler: (Like a Fake Sarah going with the "Odile" alias)]]. * GambitPileup: [[spoiler: Jadis and the Erlkönig play a round]] of mutual XanatosSpeedChess over the head of their clueless son in. [[SurpriseCheckmate He won]]. [[CallingTheOldManOut Sort of]].* IgnoredEnemy: [[spoiler: "Odile" [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-30-300502933 here]] before James plays the OnlySaneMan.]]* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Used by Shadow!Erik on Mortal!Jareth with some mixed results.* IronicEcho: Jareth repeats his father's advice about fighting for the ending he wants when he refuses his [[DealWithTheDevil deal]].* KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler: Dark!Jareth]] goes after [[MoralityChain Sarah]] and manages to kill [[spoiler:[[MoralityPet James]]]]. Not that it's a good idea. See BerserkButton in Jareth's tropes.* LetsDance: [[spoiler: "Odile"]] to Jareth to encourage him to enter the fight. "Come on, oh King of Goblins! Join the dance!"* LiteraryAllusionTitle: ''Theatre/TheTempest''* LotusEaterMachine: [[spoiler: The Erlkönig]] created a DreamLand like this for his son (and who knows who else, maybe the whole cast).* MetafictionalDevice: The vine border is a lot more than just a flourish indicating "dreams". (Check the [[{{NightmareFuel/Roommates}} Nightmare Fuel]] page).* MonsterSobStory: [[spoiler:Jareth's again]].* NecktieLeash: Scarf leash but [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-10-291510560 it]] fits. [[spoiler: And the Erik/Jareth [[HoYay shippers]] rejoiced.]] * NonchalantDodge: [[spoiler: "Odile" does the third type while fighting three opponents and she even [[CasualDangerDialog combines it]] with EvilGloating. Later subverted when her opponents outright tell her that they did not intend to defeat her.]]* PostModernMagik: In the days of old you communicated with powerful entities through elaborate rituals, nowadays you can have their [[{{Funny/Roommates}} phone number]]... labeled completely mundane.* PreAssKickingOneLiner: [[spoiler: Sarah]] to [[spoiler: "Odile"]]: "[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-33-302061702 Hi. I'm here to tell you about the dangers of identity theft]]." *''[[FryingPanOfDoom CLANG]]''** RevisedEnding: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]]. [[spoiler: The Erlkönig tells his son [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-17-294419680 in this]] [[TalkingInYourDreams dream sequence]] (amongst other things) that stories can have several different endings (using Theatre/SwanLake as an example).]]* RoaringRampageOfRescue: Jareth went on one at the end of the arc to rescue James.* TakingTheBullet: James' HeroicSacrifice in ''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-As-Dreams-Are-Made-On-37-303868006 in]]'', [[spoiler: he protects Sarah... and Jareth from himself.]]* ThisMeansWar: As a warning but perfectly straight: [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-41-305658205 Jareth to his mother]].* TrueCompanions: The Erlkönig thinks this is what Jareth won.* WellThisIsNotThatTrope: On the last page Jareth describes his family by listing what it isn't like.--> '''Jareth''': "Do you know how some families [[DysfunctionalFamily fight and shout and curse each other]], but at the end of the day they're still [[ThickerThanWater your family and you're with them to the end of the world because you love them and they love you]]? ... My [[BigScrewedUpFamily family]] isn't like that."* WeWantOurJerkBack: [[spoiler:Shadow!]]Erik's (and probably the other's) sentiments towards [[spoiler:Mortal!]]Jareth after the appearance of [[spoiler:Fake!]]Sarah. Justified by [[spoiler:Jareth falling for this trap would have disastrous consequences and his good side was not at all up to the task.]]* YourSoulIsMine / IHaveYourWife: The Erlkönig took [[spoiler: James']] soul [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Such-Stuff-as-Dreams-Are-Made-On-40-305264355 here]] and put it into a [[CrystalPrison crystal]] while his body is in coma or dying to extort favors from Jareth.[[/folder]]

* AccidentalMisnaming: For [[ActorAllusion some reason]] Tony Stark just can't get Jake Jensen's name right.* BrainBleach: Jareth and Loki [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-275-Game-323693208 here]]. They played Comicbook/TheSandman style BattleOfWits game ... seems like [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4 Nyan cat]] beats TheMightyThor.-->'''Jareth''': "Look, it was your idea to play The Game, so it's hardly my fault we need BrainBleach!"* CallBack: James to the ''Kids arc'' (EvilIsPetty and revenge is petty too), also later Jareth to the ''Copies arc'' (they still have the copy machine and it won't be wise to let Stark close to it).* CrashIntoHello: Azira and Darcy met this way. They both had both hands full of books and not looking.* FakingTheDead: Jensen is in hiding after his movie.* ForScience: [[GadgeteerGenius Erik]]'s reaction (mixed with "WhatDoesThisButtonDo") when he got his hands on [[spoiler: Aziraphale's]] mobile. Also the reaction of his {{Internet}} buddies, most prominently Tony Stark's... even after blowing up Erik and Jareth's apartment ([[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-277-BOOM-326416723 Here]]).* HeartSymbol: In-universe according to Jensen some code segments of the software on [[spoiler: Azira's cellphone]] are formated into hearts.* HeroicBSOD: Azira a perfectly heroic one, on noticing that his work-phone is missing. Jareth is also close but not too heroic, after Erik and Tony blow up their apartments... as someone is in trouble and for the first time he is perfectly innocent!* HolographicTerminal: Tony Stark's computer has transparent, floating, multi-touch screens.* HolyHalo: James is soooooo pure and innocent in his [[LoopholeAbuse efforts]] to avert the dreaded [[RunningGag Fruit Basket]] that he got an {{Anti Gravity|Clothing}} ring halo [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-268-Muffin-313557349 here]].* IllTakeThatAsACompliment: When James forced his Roommate to greet the new neighbors with a gift basket... again.-->'''Javert''': "...we've all been operating under the horrible misconception that you reformed. I shall set the record strait: [[FelonyMisdemeanor You are evil incarnate]]."-->'''[[TheGadfly James]]''': "I shall take that as a compliment."* ImpliedDeathThreat: Lucius Fox to Tony Stark [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-273-I-T-320827161 here]]. In more depth he implies that Tony shouldn't forget who screens [[spoiler: [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bruce]]]]'s technology so he doesn't have to [[WithFriendsLikeThese try it out on his teammates]].* LoopholeAbuse: James invented the fruit muffin basket to get around the dreaded fruit basket "curse". See also: OverusedRunningGag* NoOneShouldSurviveThat: Even lampshaded by the rest of the cast when [[spoiler:Erik and Tony Stark]] blew up the apartments and survive comically unharmed (the reason in unknown, maybe luck, maybe {{heaven}} doesn't kill accidentally but it isn't above causing property damage).* OverusedRunningGag: Javert thinks that the "Greeting New Neighbors With Fruit Basket" one (and any permutation of it) became one of these and should be abandoned (not that he ever liked it). [[TheGadfly James]] on the other hand does his darnedest to succeed in [[TheDarkArts Gag Necromancy]]. See also: LoopholeAbuse* PatronSaint: Javert tells James to "Go St. George on" the dragon [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-272-Toothless-319339842 here]].* PrecisionFStrike: Crowley when he realizes that something important is missing [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-271-Mobile-317880254 here]] "Oh. (CensorBox)".* ReadingsAreOffTheScale: Tony Stark about the power levels of [[spoiler:Azira's mobile]], twice. The second time the ReadingsBlewUpTheScale.* TemptingFate:--> [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-273-I-T-320827161 Page 273 - I.T.]] - '''Tony Stark''': "Besides, [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong what's the worst that could happen?]]"* TwoLinesNoWaiting: It's alternating between: Plot A - James and Javert greet the new tenants. and Plot B - Erik unwittingly messes with the {{Balance Between|GoodAndEvil}} HeavenAndHell.* VideoPhone: Erik apparently keeps in touch with his internet friends through voice/video chat ([[WordOfGod Word of Ashe]] that he tends to [[SubvertedTrope shut off the camera]] though). He called them because of his interesting new find (Az's phone).* WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings: Hiccup remarks this, when he notices what his pet's playing does to the residents (at least a really bad first impression).

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-279-Guest-328943519 279 - Guest]]'''\\'''New Character:''' 15ImaginaryRabbit15.* MythologyGag: The thing about Legolas patroling the grounds comes right out off ''GND''.* StealthHiBye: Lord King horrifies the cast with this, but subverts later when he [[spoiler:appears to greet the guest]].* WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque: How the random fangirl happens on the building.[[/folder]]

* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Javert to The Shadow Child and Jareth.* AppealToTradition: [[spoiler: The Erlkönig]]'s answer to Erik's lampshadetastic WallOfText [[LetMeGetThisStraight question]], about TheWildHunt example later, is "It is tradition." [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-281-Exchange-331342303 here]].* CommonalityConnection: Arthur and Jamie seem to get along well through TokenGoodTeammate / OnlySaneMan sympathy. * DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Or in this case "Did We Just Go [[TheWildHunt Hunting]] With a {{Trickster}} [[JerkassGods God]], a FairFolk [[{{Psychopomp}} Death Avatar]] and a [[KingArthur Legendary King]]?"* EnemyWithout / ShadowArchetype: Jareth's choice of prey for TheWildHunt, and he [[CastingAShadow meant]] the [[LivingShadow shadow]] part {{literal|Metaphor}}ly.* FearIsTheAppropriateResponse: {{Downplayed|Trope}} and PlayedForLaughs, as they are too powerful to just run but:-->'''King Arthur''': Is it alright for me to have a bad feeling about this?-->'''Erlkönig''': I would be more concerned if you did not.* HalloweenEpisode: The 2012 one.* LetMeGetThisStraight: Erik summing up the beginning of the arc. See AppealToTradition for the (non-)answer he receives.-->'''Erik''': Excuse me, is there some kind of mystical significance to why a [[Literature/TheErlking Scandinavian/Germanic death avatar]] has just appeared in the living room and bargained favors with my [[Film/{{Labyrinth}} 1980's children's fantasy film]] villain of a flatmate? Because as far as I know, TheWildHunt never involved goblins, and I really don't think I'll like where this is going.* MakeAWish: The winner of TheWildHunt got one wish from one of the traditional participants [[spoiler:(and he was GenreSavvy enough to choose the TokenGoodTeammate not TheTrickster God or TheFairFolk)]]. According to Arthur in the old days it was a bag of gold but [[RealityEnsues exchange rates became too much of a hustle]] when they got international.* MindRape: The Shadow Child's "[[ImNotAfraidOfYou attacks]]" are this and push the target right through the DespairEventHorizon headfirst into HeroicBSOD or AngstComa.* PassiveAggressiveKombat: The Erlkönig's explanation about [[TheWildHunt the hunt]]. See PolitenessJudo for his save.* PolitenessJudo:** Jareth said please to make the other cast members attend the hunt.** And there is this direct example that begins as a [[HamToHamCombat pretty standard]] [[PassiveAggressiveKombat argument]] between [[spoiler: Jareth]] and the Erlkönig. but when it [[RageBreakingPoint escalated]]:-->'''Erlkönig''': Listen to me.-->[[spoiler: '''Jareth''']]: Get out of my domain!-->'''Erlkönig''': Hear me out.-->[[spoiler: '''Jareth''']]: LEAVE!-->'''Erlkönig''': Please.-->[[spoiler: '''Jareth''']]: ...5 minutes.* RealityEnsues: In this comic of all things. So it seems like the [[YouOweMe favor]] and [[MakeAWish wish]] based "economy" of the magical people is at least partially justified by the fact that messing with mortal economy (like giving away large quantities of gold) is even [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-294-Gift-344536164 more bothersome]]. Exchange rates, inflation and whatnot.* SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers: Delivered by [[InspectorJavert Javert]] of all people, accompanied by an AffectionateGestureToTheHead.-->'''The Shadow Child''': I don't believe.-->'''Javert''': [[TheCynic Neither do I.]] ''*[[BeatPanel Next Page]]*'' But sometimes I [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor wish]] I did.* {{Squick}}: The forming of The Shadow Child in-universe was "[[DeadpanSnarker disturbing]]" according to Javert. The readers missed the motion and probably the more graphic parts so we have to [[TakeOurWordForIt take his word for it]] but from what we could see he was probably justified.* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: For a perfectly straight example see The Shadow Child and the earlier SillyRabbitCynicismIsForLosers.* TheWildHunt: Jareth got invited / named as host for it [[spoiler: by The Erlkönig]] he didn't accept without a [[YouOweMe cost]]. And he described it as his father's "magical men's club running rampant in the common area", which gives us a glimpse of their power level.* YoureInsane: The Erlkönig pretty deadpanly (but in [[TranquilFury barely contained rage]]) asking his son if what he did is ''wise''.

* FillerStrips: It is. But gives important world information.* BizarreAlienReproduction: According to this the procreation and family forming ways and habits of the Magical Community are based more on concepts, than "biology".

* AffectionateGestureToTheHead: Jareth after Javert got a new actor and so visuals including a new haircut.* MundaneUtility: Valjean TheNthDoctor to reach the top shelf.* TheNthDoctor: Javert's and Valjean suffered this [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-297-Visualization-348466370 here]]. [[spoiler:According to [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-300-Reversion-352356882 this]] they are also able to [[VoluntaryShapeshifting switch between their canonical versions at will]].]]

* MachiavelliWasWrong: Jareth's rule, however misguidedly well-meaning it is, mostly based on birthright, power and fear... but his minions also follow his friends, who basically just [[PolitenessJudo ask nicely and say please]].* PolitenessJudo: James shows that it also works on goblins.

* AnalogyBackfire: Did you know that a Falling star was never an actual Star? [[spoiler:Which was a metaphor used in most of Javert's canonical songs.]]* AprilFoolsDay: 2013 April 1th. James shows he is still TheGadfly.* CommonalityConnection: Javert and Sherlock over their shared hatred astronomy.* TropesForDummies: "[[TheWikiRule Wiki]]'s Astronomy for Beginners"

* [[spoiler: {{Foreshadowing}}: Read the poem after the setup of ''Kings War'' and tell us it isn't.]]* GrandRomanticGesture: James courting by quoting the 29th sonnet by Shakespeare.* [[spoiler: MeaningfulBackgroundEvent: The first time the "Scribble Person" was spotted.]]

* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu / ChessWithDeath: They invite James to play poker with them. We don't see if he refused or won.* MidnightSnack: Technically 2 AM snack but James was out in the kitchen raiding the fridge.

* AdviceBackfire: All this happened thanks to Tony's advice.* CoolShades: Jareth got a pair for the occasion.** Some readers pointed out that it makes him look like [[{{Manga/Trigun}} Vash]] at times.* CostumePorn: Their MasqueradeBall costumes definitely qualify.-->'''[[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/370793373/3046633553 Imaginary-Shadow]]:''' ...any particular inspirations for the costumes??-->'''[[WordOfGod AsheRhyder]]:''' Combination of this blog: [[http://shinjis9.tumblr.com/tagged/carnevale+di+venezia [link] ]][[note]]So the Carnival in Venice[[/note]] ---->and a bit too much VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII.* EstablishingTeamShot: The last panel of ''Grid'' for their costumed badassitude. Accompanied by Erik's one liner: '''"Let's rock this town."'''* GoodTimesMontage: ''Snapshots''. They in-universe look through their [[PhotoMontage travel photographs]] taken till that point.* ImpossiblyTackyClothes: Also in ''Grid''. Jareth gets called out on his VillainousFashionSense by James. Waaaaaay too many SpikesOfVillainy and ShouldersOfDoom. [[ImplausibleDeniability He *poofs* it away and feigns ignorance in the next panel]].* InvisibleToNormals: ??? in ''Masquerade''. Only Jareth sees him/her (didn't go near to Javert). * LipstickAndLoadMontage: ''Gird''. {{Masquerade Ball}}s are serious business for at least half of the cast.* MasqueradeBall: Yes. They go to one in Italy.* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Jareth on ''A Taste of Things To Come'' "I feel like we are set up for a joke..."* TemptingFate:** On ''A Taste of Things To Come'' Erik tempted it, Javert lampshaded it, Jareth's [[MySignificanceSenseIsTingling significance sense tingled]], James resigned to it, and Javert lampshaded it again. ** On ''Damocles'' Erik and Jareth tempted it everybody reacted with dread (even them after they noticed what they said).** To date it's {{Subverted|Trope}}, though, but everybody [[GenreSavvy including the characters]] can see the {{brick|Joke}} shaped shadow on the horizon.

* DeathGlare: Erik to Jareth when he dares to ask what the problem is.* ExactWords:-->'''Erik''': ... ''I'' have no intention of disrupting their little... show.[[note]]So he makes ''Tracy'' spy on them.[[/note]]* InsultBackfire: What could that young boy know about loneliness? [[spoiler:[[ReallySevenhundredYearsOld A whole]] [[{{Invisibility}} lot]].]]* LiteraryAllusionTitle / AltumVidetur / PunBasedTitle: #326-#327 -> Quis Custodiet-Ipsos Custodes(?) -> Who guards the guardians(?). Guess which [[WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians movie]]'s characters debut in this arc!* PianoDrop: Snarked about. Wasting a good piano is not Erik's style.* SchoolPlay: The main conflict.* WTHCastingAgency: In Universe! They casted the personification of fun, who also looks like a teenager [[spoiler:Jack Frost]] to play the brooding anti-hero/villain, who finds his ten years old son [[spoiler:Erik]].* XanatosGambit: ''Christine,'' of all people, pulls one by [[spoiler: deciding to avoid the whole ''Love Never Dies'' mess altogether. Either it will blow over without her having to deal with it, or Erik will do what he does best and wreak terrible vengeance on the drama department. "Either way, I have to win."]]

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[[folder:Der Erlkönig]]Also known as the ''Father's Day special''.\\'''Pages:''' [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Der-Erlkonig-1-378383816 Der Erlkonig 1]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Der-Erlkonig-2-378386899 Der Erlkönig 2]], [[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Der-Erlkonig-3-378386919 Der Erlkönig 3]]\\'''Characters:''' [[CaptainObvious The Erlkönig]], The Erlking's daughter.\\'''New Characters:''' A Father with his son, Goethe.\\'''Summary:''' This comic's take on ''Literature/TheErlKing''.

* BloodFromTheMouth: The [[spoiler: littel boy]] in his death scene.* BloodierAndGorier: Not with much but manages to have ''two'' bloody tropes when the original had none.* ChaseScene: A really intense one.* ChangelingTale: Subverted. The fae doesn't seem to want to hurt the boy in this version, [[spoiler:but he still dies thanks to them.]]* CompressedAdaptation: It leaves out parts of the poem. More specifically the poem goes [[RuleOfThree three]] rounds with the child being not believed, which this adaptation compresses to one by taking parts from all three.* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The child dies.]] Also one of the {{bloodier|AndGorier}} renditions.* {{Metafiction}}: Well, the original blurred the boundaries of reality and fantasy by MaybeMagicMaybeMundane, here the story is clearly magical, but...[[spoiler:In the middle, at the "[[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove Ich liebe dich]]" part, the King seems to [[OhCrap realize that something is very wrong]], but still completes the story till the DownerEnding, while juxtaposed by Goethe writing the ballad.]] Which leads to very interesting FridgeLogic questions as it almost, but not quite, implies NoticingTheFourthWall.-->'''[[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/378386919/3094705608 The biggest question from a longer comment by Dantemew]]''': But now I wonder, [[BasedOnATrueStory did this truly happen to]] the Erlkoenig and [[LiteraryAgentHypothesis Goethe heard about it]] (and wrote it down)? Or [[TheoryOfNarrativeCausality did this happen to]] the Erlkoenkig [[AuthorPowers because Goethe wrote it]]?* InvisibleToAdults: The father doesn't see the fairy creatures at all.* SparedByAdaptation: Averted. Most adaptations of the Erl-king that ditch the original's MaybeMagicMaybeMundane approach to focus on the mystical tend to downplay the DownerEnding (like [[ChangelingTale the child is stolen either in body or his soul]] but lives on), this one plays it painfully (and [[RuleOfThree bloodily]]) straight.* TheseHandsHaveKilled: The Erlkönig in his last panel [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone stares in disbelief at the blood on his hands]]

* AdaptationDecay: Discussed and also lampshaded that this can very easily turn into the meta equivalent of RealityWarpingIsNotAToy here by the Shadow Child. And poor Glinda has an [[{{Chickification}} exceptionally bad luck with adaptations]].* AfterActionHealingDrama: Over Jareth's accident. Did we mention that he is a ridiculously cute IllBoy? And that he was the closest thing to TheMedic around?* AlmostKiss: [[spoiler:Sarah]] and the Goblin Regent. They both got very embarassed. Was it a joke or {{Foreshadowing}}? Only time will tell.* AmazonBrigade: [[spoiler:Glinda]]'s offensive force.* AppealToConsequences:-->'''Jareth''': "...that we ''rush'' the selection of a regent for a magical land ... After all, the regent will be in all ways as the King... However temporarily."* AppealToFlattery:-->'''Jareth''': "Surely someone as venerable and wise as the great Glinda, the Good is not advocating that..."* ArcWords: '''Good'''. In connection also Hero, Villain and King. (Possibly also Story and Blood.)* BadFuture: What the two see in the HeldGaze. [[spoiler:Both would turn out KnightTemplar conquerors with blood on their hands if one of them kills the other.]]* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Literally what you can read in the scribbles when [[spoiler:Socks]] makes his pact* BittersweetEnding: They won the war... it came with a great price.* BurialAtSea: The Champion gets an awesome one. [[spoiler:Subverted as it's revealed that the kid is [[OnlyMostlyDead only canonically dead]]... still can't stay in the comic but better than being dead.]]* TheBigDamnKiss: Erik/Mag on page 22.* CanonWelding: The History of the Goblin Monarchy page basically forges direct connection between ''Literature/TheHobbit'', ''Norse / Germanic folklore'' (and by extension ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'') and ''{{Film/Labyrinth}}''.** Later the Wolf's explanation between ''Literature/TheHobbit'' and ''Literature/TheChroniclesOfNarnia''.* ChangelingTale: Erik's theory about [[spoiler:Sock]]'s sudden change of appearence is that the kid must be a changeling and broke the spell that made him a [[spoiler:goblin]] by willpower. [[spoiler:This is partially correct at best.]]* CostumePorn: The whole arc is full with very elaborate and cool outfits.* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: [[spoiler:The [[TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness Conclave]]]] could stop this conflict any time, but it didn't because the rules permit the questioning their judgment (if you can prove them wrong), and also to see if the ''UnexpectedSuccessor'' is really up to the task.* CrypticConversation: Jareth warning James to not listen to the story can be read at least as a warning against [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity the corrupting influence of Power]], ''and'' a call to ScrewDestiny, ''or'' maybe it was more [[ExactWords literal]].* DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Socks]] makes a pact with [[spoiler:Story]] for a story and a chance to [[JumpedAtTheCall be a hero]] and help the Goblin Regent... Thing is calling the guy not trustworthy is like saying water is slightly wet.** [[spoiler:Disbelief]] also offers his help to Javert. Let's just say this spanned a new entry on {{NightmareFuel.Roommates}}* DeathGlare: Glinda in the last panel of page 14.* DefeatMeansRespect: Well, as much as beating the scary relative makes him support your [[ShipperOnDeck ship]]. [[BelligerentSexualTension A ship you aren't even sure you want]]. [[spoiler:Way to go Sarah.]]** Slightly more obvious in the Hungarian translation as this is the point where he switches from formal to informal speech when addressing the girl.* DirectionlessDriver: The boys trying to navigate the Labyrinth. Erik even made a map... [[MobileMaze not that it helped]].* DopeSlap: Anansi to Sun Wukong.* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The exchange that leads up to the ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest trope example sounds suspiciously like something right before TheTalk.* DramaticIrony: Going to war with an ''evil'', ''greedy'' and ''glory seeking'' villain, who unbeknown to you tries to save even your army from the death and destruction this choice of yours would cause. Nice work [[spoiler:Glinda]].* EvilIsEasy: Many characters [[SecretTestOfCharacter face temptation]] of this kind.** Jareth: [[spoiler:Make Sarah regent and thanks to the power of the FisherKingdom bind her to it, making her yours aginst her will and wishes.]] [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy He didn't do it]].** James: [[spoiler:Use the power of Leviathan to destroy Glinda's army, and with this [[VileVillainSaccharineShow corrupt and break children's dreams and wishes]]. Also [[HeWhoFightsMonsters becoming the very thing they accused him to be]].]] [[ChronicHeroSyndrome He didn't do it either]].** Javert: [[spoiler:Take Disbelief's offer and MindRape the attackers into submission... with similar results to James' bad option.]] [[ThePowerOfTrust He trusted his friend enough to not do it]].** Erik: [[spoiler:Take the Wizards offer to bring peace and restore your face. This is [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial definetelly not betraying your friends, they will never ask for that of course]].]] [[DoubleAgent He played them to the Regent's advantage]].* FisherKing: The kings of the magical people are conneted to their lands and [[FisherKingdom people]] this way according to the InfoDump. How much the Goblins a form TerminallyDependentSociety is open though, as it's imlied that the ''existence'' of a king is more important than his actual ''person''.* ForYourOwnGood: Glinda's excuse to why she [[spoiler:[[KnightTemplar went to war]]]] without even talking about it with Ozma. She reacted: "[[CallingTheOldManOut No. It was your decision. I hope you can live with it.]]"* AFriendInNeed: Erik and Javert volunteer helping out [[spoiler:James]] because:-->'''Javert''': We've done more foolish things in the name of friendship.* FullContactMagic: The short magic battle between [[spoiler:James]] and Glinda.* GeographicFlexibility: New ''[[FisherKing ruler]]'' and someone attacking? Sea from nowhere!* GhibliHills: Lord King has an ''uncomplicated'' DreamLand like this.* GodzillaThreshold: The Goblin Regent hits this after the death of [[spoiler:Socks]] and promptly does a SummonBiggerFish move. [[SubvertedTrope Then he enters full on]] HeroicBSOD.* GoodVersusGood: Centered around the SlidingScaleOfUnavoidableVersusUnforgivable it's the Goblin Regent (who believes in [[HeelFaceTurn redemption]], [[RousseauWasRight the good in people]], and that [[SmallStepsHero every person's life matters]]) versus [[spoiler: Glinda]] (who is a KnightTemplar, and deeply believes in TheNeedsofTheMany). Oddly despite standing here on the unforgivable side the Regent comes from the greyer and more cynical story... he even lampshades that this is the very reason ''why'' he understands the gravity of the situation better, and doesn't want to taint another tale with the blood on his hands.* GreatBigBookOfEverything: Well, everything magical that is. Fruit of Erik's relentless efforts to [[SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic analyze the shit out of magic]]. He also made an [[OmniscientDatabase ebook version]].* GreatOffscreenWar: As most of the actual war is shown from Socks point of view it comes off as this. We get an occasional montage but nothing concrete enough to put together more than [[spoiler:Glinda]] was winning.* HeldGaze: Pages 95-97 where Glinda and [[spoiler:Goblin Regent]] engage in a supernatural version, while we get a narration about the "story behind the sea-glass stare". Continued in NotSoDifferent.* HeroicBSOD: The goblin regent after the thing about the NobodyCanDie trope example sinks in.* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: Anansi very much. Even in "he knows that we know..." variation.* InfoDump: The 1th and 2nd page about magical kings and the history of the Goblin Monarchy.* ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest: Mrs Norrington hands a nail to Eponine with such words. [[spoiler:Then she quickly lampshades that it's '''ColdIron'''.]]* KrakenAndLeviathan: The Leviathan. You literally don't have many options for a bigger fish. Here it actually looks like a giant sea snake/dragon.* TheLancer: Discussed by [[spoiler:Story]] as the reason why Jareth's regent can't be TheHero. It's literally written on his/her face while talking about it.* LastChanceToQuit: The [[spoiler:Goblin Regent]] gives one for the opposing commander, because [[GoodVersusGood Good needs to give Good a chance]], doing otherwise would be unforgivable for him.* MagicDance: Magic tango to summon a storm. Yes. Being goblin ruler comes with dancing around.* NobodyCanDie: So painfully subverted. For the shock and horror of both the Ozian soldiers, the Goblin Regent and the readers. [[spoiler:Thanks Story!]]* NonLethalWarfare: The Goblin Regent explicitly aimed for not killing anybody. Not even members of the attacking RedShirtArmy. For [[spoiler:Erik]]'s great dismay. Probably related to his own [[MauveShirt experiences]] with [[WarIsHell war and fighting]]. Until he hit the GodzillaThreshold* NotSoDifferent: What [[spoiler:Glinda]] realizes at the end of the HeldGaze... that the story [[spoiler:about the possible future in her eyes is the same as the Goblin Regent's]].* PainfulTransformation: [[spoiler:Socks']] transformation judging by his screem being audible at least in the whole castle if not the whole Labyrinth.* PassingTheTorch: Apparently the title of the Goblin King, and the whole magical kingdom with it got to Jareth this way.-->He (the previous king) passed the crown to his son as soon as the boy (Jareth) was at age,"--->'''[[http://comments.deviantart.com/1/379105403/3097380011 Commenter]]''': Passing on the crown [[spoiler:Erlkönig]] style was probably around the lines of mailing the kid (Jareth) the crown, with a Birthday card and no explanation.--->'''Ashe''': And thus Jareth remains especially suspicious of packages appearing on the table with his name on them.* PassThePopcorn: Anansi when Jareth begins the Conclave.* PietaPlagiarism: The Goblin Regent with [[spoiler:Socks]]' body in his arms on page 75.* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Socks]] bordering on KilledOffForReal. He is [[OnlyMostlyDead only canonically dead]] but has to move to a different place because this comic is his canon.* RoyalBlood: Referenced as one way blood can exalt a King.* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: [[spoiler:Story]] encourages this behavior in his new chosen. Because as (s)he put it:-->"Who became a hero by 'just following orders'?"* SmoochOfVictory: [[spoiler: Éponine and James]].* SomeonesTouchingMyButt: James didn't say it, but from his face he wanted to, and the someone was Anansi. And the {{Yaoi Fangirl}}s {{squee}}d.* StraightForTheCommander: After deciding to not use their Godzilla, our heroes go for this solution. * StatingTheSimpleSolution: Javert asks if he has to do this after Leviathan is summoned. The Goblin Regent says no, and points out an obvious problem with the [[EvilIsEasy simple]] solution.* SuccessionCrisis: Jareth aims to subvert this, or at least to not delay it after his death when he'll have no say in the person of his successor, so he makes his father call together a [[OfferedTheCrown Conclave]]. Turns out the Underground is a pretty sought after property, as the attending nobility range from Anansi to freaking Odin. Also [[DoubleSubversion fails]] as some "loser" questions his judgement.* ThisMeansWar: After a failed attempt at diplomacy-->'''Goblin Regent [[spoiler:James]]''': [[AltumVidetur Ultima Ratio Regum]].* TransformationIsAFreeAction: The series normally plays this straight (because the chatacters have [[MediumAwareness Stage]] [[TheoryOfNarrativeCausality etiquette]]) but Mrs. N subverts it by ''goosing'' [[spoiler:Lord King]] in the middle of it.* TransformationSequence: [[spoiler:James]] got two. One after he received the Goblin Regent title, and one when he found his HeroicResolve.* UnexpectedSuccessor: Anansi expected one of these badlly enough to ask the main cast about, well, the ''{{Dark Horse|Victory}}'' as he put it.** For the record: Most expected Sarah (''despite'' not really having a right by blood), Sun Wukong expects some LongLostRelative to turn up, Anansi expects the unexpected.** It also turned out to be [[spoiler:[[TokenGoodTeammate James]]]].* VerbalJudo: Sarah vs. Erlkönig over Toby. [[spoiler:Sarah won.]]** Also James tried this on [[spoiler:Glinda]] and it [[SubvertedTrope didn't]] [[BlackAndWhiteInsanity work]].** Mrs. N defuses a fight between Sarah and Lord King with this.* VictoryThroughIntimidation: The [[spoiler:Goblin Regent]] won through the shared NotSoDifferent realization and [[StraightForTheCommander having the enemy commander at swordpoint]]. Glinda took her LastChanceToQuit.* WalkAndTalk: The Scribble Person and Socks for some exposition [[spoiler:and a DealWithTheDevil]].* WeaponOfXSlaying: Orcrist the Goblin Cleaver is especially effective against [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin goblins]]. It made "slaying" (or at leas seriously wounding) the {{Nigh Invulnerab|Ility}}e Jareth a literal child's play. [[spoiler:Even Toby could do it.]]* WindowsOfTheSoul: Many times. There is even a panel when someone gets text in their eyes. But the biggest example is the HeldGaze example earlier.* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: The Champion to the Regent on the last pages. A bit more [[DamnedByFaintPraise heartbreaking than warming]] as his [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative only point of reference]] was his [[ParentalAbandonment birth]] [[AbusiveParents father]].* YouCalledMeXItMustBeSerious: When the HeroicBSOD Goblin Regent calls Erik the Phantom.* YouKillItYouBoughtIt: Well, ''the other'' way blood can exalt a King.[[/folder]]

* AddictionDisplacement: James watches Devious Gingers instead of DrowningHisSorrows.* CornerOfWoe: Benny at the end. Why? See MemeticMutation.* FanConvention: Where the Gingers ([[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Dave]]) go.* FriendshipMoment: TheStinger for the miniarc where the main cast tucks in James, who has fallen asleep watching the show. Then [[MoodWhiplash Story shows up]] all [[ItMakesSenseInContext curly fonted]].* {{Cosplay}}: Cathy (Black Widow), Dave (Hawkeye), Art (Spartacus) etc.* EasilyOverheardConversation: "Did someone mention convention?"* MemeticMutation: In-universe for the show. Benny's "TheKnightsWhoSaySquee" reacion over Dame Creator/JudiDench goes memetic. Tommy has all the Website/YouTube links, and the video, and the reactions from Website/{{Tumblr}}.* OpenSaysMe: Kat kicks the door in after [[EasilyOverheardConversation Benny mentions]] ''[[FanConvention Convention]]''.* PerformanceAnxiety: Benny's big problem until Tommy's motivational speech.* SomethingCompletelyDifferent / BreatherEpisode / NestedStory: Scenes from James favorite show as he is recovering.* ThisIsAWorkOfFiction: from TheRant of every ''Devious Gingers'' page: "Any resemblance to actual living persons is for the purpose of gentle, loving parody."

!!Stuff not counted in the main series:[[folder:The Proto-strips:]]'''New Characters:''' Erik, Jareth.\\'''Story:''' Standalone gags about the two characters sitting in a bar. The last mentions moving together.

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/V-Day-48818504 V-Day]]'''* BreadEggsMilkSquick / BreadEggsBreadedEggs: "...drugs, girls, girls on drugs, [[UnsettlingGenderReveal girls you thought were girls while you were on drugs but who turned out not to be]]..."* DrowningMySorrows: Valentine's Day is hard on a pair of romantic villains...

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/What-Is-This-Feeling-51325526 What Is This Feeling...]]'''* WaxingLyrical: A slight rewrite of ''What is this feeling... (Loathing)'' from {{Theatre/Wicked}}.** There is a fan video that sets the comic to the song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JpFFgmG_iQ here]].

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[[folder: Covers & Standalone Extras]]

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Erik-and-Jareth-62976284 Roommates: Erik and Jareth (Cover)]]'''\\'''Characters:''' Erik, Jareth.\\Published between the ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean Spoilers'' and ''100 Years War mini-arc''.

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Christmas-Special-72937761 Roommates - Christmas Special]]'''* GuiltByAssociationGag: Poor [[TokenGoodTeammate James]] as a FunnyBackgroundEvent.* MyNewGiftIsLame: Unfortunately, all of them got the very same lame thing. SantaClaus must have something against them. Subverted with Javert, who is quite happy to receive a hefty lump of coal in the middle of winter, considering today's rising energy costs.

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Javert-and-James-73379024 Roommates: Javert and James (Cover)]]'''\\'''Characters:''' Javert, James.\\Published in the middle of the ''karaoke arc''.

'''[[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Crowley-and-Azira-91548367 Roommates: Crowley and Azira (Cover)]]'''\\'''Characters:''' Aziraphale, Crowley.\\Published around the end of the ''First Vacation arc''.

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Legolas-and-Sweeney-110669937 Roommates: Legolas and Sweeney (Cover)]]'''\\'''Characters:''' Legolas and Sweeney.\\Published in the middle of the ''New Hire arc''.

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Death-and-Misto-155802656 Roommates: Death and Misto (Cover)]]'''\\'''Characters:''' DEATH, Misto.\\Published at the end of the ''Killed for Canon Meeting arc''.

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Rule-Britannia-178329735 Roommates: Rule Britannia (Cover)]]'''\\'''Characters:''' Jareth, James.\\Published at the end of the ''Second Vacation arc''.

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Roommates-Mist-and-Madness-217138534 Roommates - Mist and Madness (Cover)]]'''\\'''Characters:''' Erlkönig, The Erlking's daughter.\\Published in the middle of the ''Dark!Jareth arc''.

'''[[http://asherhyder.deviantart.com/art/Commodore-Catastrophe-Card-270111446 Commodore Catastrophe Card]]'''\'''Characters:''' James.\\Published afer the ''Zombies arc''. Club card for the ''Oh, No! James!'' club, or in other words the fanclub of the resident {{woobie}}.

* {{Corpsing}}: What Jareth seems to do... well, besides [[PowerFloats floating]].* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Legolas and Captain America shield surfing.* HomemadeSweaterFromHell: Well, they are actually not that terrible... but Javert still refuses to wear his. Not that it helps and seems to be his lesser problem any minute now.[[/folder]]